New Zealand's cybersecurity watchdog is urging anyone who receives an email bomb threat to contact the police immediately.
Cert NZ says it is aware of a campaign of blackmail emails threatening bombs, both internationally and in New Zealand.
The suspicious emails claim an explosive device has been planted in the recipient's office and will be set off unless a ransom is paid in the currency bitcoin.
CERT says while it is likely to be an opportunistic scam, the police are treating the emails as real threats until confirmed otherwise.
The agency says anyone receiving such an email should call 111 immediately.
It advises recipients not to respond or try to contact the sender and not to pay the ransom or take any other action before speaking to the police.
CERT says the threatening email should be kept as evidence for any police investigation.
2 comments
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Posted on 14-12-2018 21:16 | By Slim Shady
You could just delete it along with all the other sh*te. Unless you're a completely gullible moron, in which case contact plod. Surely the police have proper work to do, like issuing speeding tickets, rather than trawling through untraceable emails from the world's toilet? Terrible advice from CERT.
Jokers
Posted on 14-12-2018 21:43 | By Slim Shady
2 hours later and I'm still laughing at these idiots asking people to dial 111. Seriously, they should be charged for wasting Police time. Email phishing is so prevalent it should be just ignored. How many bombs have gone off following an email scam? I'll tell you, NONE. Complete morons. The only bigger morons are those that actually dial 111 if they receive one. These cyber security numpties should be monitoring the Ruskies, not trawling porn sites.
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